Sounds like one professor has an axe to grind and too much time on his hands to send e-mails of this nature; The University of North Carolina-Wilmington’s Mike Adams, well-known for his outspoken pro-life views,…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Assistant Professor at Mizzou Arrested for Dragging Hijab-less Girl by the Hair
Uh, so will reporters who report on it be labeled Islamophobic? Youssif Zaghwani Omar, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse this past week for “allegedly grabbing…
College Students Win Battle to Rename “Thanksgiving Break” as “Fall Break”
Humbolt State University students changed the name of their Thanksgiving break to “Fall break” to avoid hurting Native Americans.
College Demonstrators Aren’t Outliers
Most of the coverage of recent college demonstrations has been largely sympathetic to the demonstrators. Indeed, few sources were consulted who would speak any evil of them. Nevertheless, our November author’s night speaker—William Barclay Allen—saw…
Pew Study: Democrats, Millennials Support Curbing Free Speech
Campus Reform noted: A shocking 40 percent of Millennials surveyed by Pew reported that they favor government restrictions on offensive iterations, compared to just 27 percent of Gen Xers, 24 percent of Boomers, and 12…
Smart Power can Counter ISIS, says One Expert
Let the recap from GW Today do the talking, regarding British Council chief executive Sir Ciarán Devane’s remarks at George Washington University: Fully combatting ISIS, he said, must include efforts to connect with displaced Muslims and…
Common Core in South Dakota is Being Sued
Via Education News: Continuing its legal battle to stop the federal government from usurping control over the nation’s elementary and secondary public schools, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm…
GW Administration Distances Self from ‘White Student Union’ Facebook Page
These ‘White Student Union’ Facebook pages, which claim that they have ties to dozens of universities in the U.S., are not officially sponsored by the higher education institutions. It sounds like a troll job done…
Stanford Student Demonstration Ends after Disciplinary Action is Brought Up
Campus Reform reported the following: After initially resisting threats of disciplinary action, student activists demanding that Stanford University sell off all its investments in fossil fuel companies finally ended their week-long demonstration. Five days after…
Sex Week at University of New Mexico Distorts Reality
An op-ed by a student at the university says that the upcoming sex education week is full of misinformation.